At midnight, outside Ol' Curiosities and Book Shoppe in downtown Monroeville, shopkeeper Spencer Madrie signaled to a crowd mingling with Gregory Peck look-alikes waiting for the sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mockingbird .

Mary McDonagh Murphy, author of the 2010 book, "Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of 50 Years of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' '' said she did not doubt that Lee was capable of making the decision to publish the new book.

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